The International Trade Union Confederation - Asia Pacific (ITUC-AP) was formed by the ICFTU - Asian and Pacific Regional Organisation (ICFTU-APRO) and the Brotherhood of Asian Trade Unions (BATU) on 4 September 2007 in Bangalore, India. It now has a paying membership of over 24 million and an effective membership of 60 million in 59 national trade union centres from 34 countries and territories in the Asian and Pacific region.